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Created by Kieran Jordan on October 10, 2007, 6:11 am

The Turoe Stone is one of Ireland’s finest National Monuments. It could stand on a par with the Book of Kells, The Ardagh Chalice and the Cross of Cong. For 2000 years our ancestors have been custodians of this treasure, its stories and traditions. Now, in the name of protecting it, The Minister has approved its removal from its rural environment to a museum in Galway City. Yes, the Stone needs protection, but this can be done where it is. Our proposal is to preserve and protect the Turoe Stone at Turoe and develop an acclaimed tourist attraction site in Rural West of Ireland. This is the chosen option in Scotland, Denmark and many other countries for similar stones that were exposed to the environment. We in the locality think that this will detract from the authenticity of The Stone. We would prefer to see proposals for protection in situ and development of an acclaimed Celtic Attraction site in Rural West of Ireland. This would retain the integrity of The Stone and support Rural Development.
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203 18 Mar 2008 - 11:08    gina hickey : I hope that the turoe stone is still in it native place.As a young girl, my Mother remembers it being moved to dublin for a time, thankfully, it was returned.......let's pray that it stays that way !
202 21 Feb 2008 - 13:17    Bettina Linke :
201 6 Jan 2008 - 2:27    Haley :
200 2 Jan 2008 - 20:39    Evan Keaveney :
199 22 Dec 2007 - 15:01    wolf :
198 20 Dec 2007 - 16:09    Treasa Nic Dhonncha :
197 17 Dec 2007 - 11:33    kieran O\'Reilly :
196 12 Dec 2007 - 8:17    nicola murphy :
195 11 Dec 2007 - 19:43    Fiona Murphy :
194 11 Dec 2007 - 12:46    Aisling Murphy :
193 11 Dec 2007 - 10:22    Marina Murphy :
192 5 Dec 2007 - 18:30    Nuala Donlon :
191 5 Dec 2007 - 12:25    Fiona Campbell :
190 5 Dec 2007 - 8:00    Mairead Farrell :
189 4 Dec 2007 - 17:40    willie Burns : The stone should not be moved . It should be protected where it was placed by our ancesters
188 4 Dec 2007 - 14:32    Siobhan Ni Mhuiri : Politicians have no invested right to move sacred stones from the site our ancestors placed them. Hands off.
187 3 Dec 2007 - 13:22    Eoghan Mac Cormaic : Fág mar atá é, tá an iomarca scrios déanta ar an oidhreacht sa tír seo cheana gan a thuilleadh a dhéanamh anois
186 2 Dec 2007 - 1:23    Joseph Silk : Having descended from emigrants from the area, I am looking forward to seeing hte Turoe Stone in it's historical spot, as my ancestors did. In America, we covered Plymouth Rock with a canopy to protect it from the elements. Why not do the same with the Turoe Stone?
185 30 Nov 2007 - 14:32    Deirdre Corcoran : It is the Turoe stone not the Galway city stone.Protect it on it's rightful site!
184 25 Nov 2007 - 15:45    olga cobos cabrera :
183 24 Nov 2007 - 23:06    Doug Spink :
182 21 Nov 2007 - 7:15    John Ryan :
181 18 Nov 2007 - 13:52    David John Stewart : The so called government have proved that they are not only neglagent in thier lack of action but also destructive and insulting to Celtic and Irish culture , the Question I ask is this Who do they think they are and why are they so eager to destroy all remanants of one of the greart civilisations for money or just to betray us and become cultureless morons?
180 18 Nov 2007 - 11:16    Kathleen Freeman :
179 17 Nov 2007 - 13:16    Mary Lally : We need to preserve our heritage not dig it up and put it in a musueum. Our ancestors placed it precisely in the elements for all generations to come
178 17 Nov 2007 - 12:30    Philip O\'Connor :
177 17 Nov 2007 - 6:34    Lester : Please sign the Save Triple M's Get This with Tony Martin, Ed Kavalee and Richard Marsland petition. If you do I promise to get more people to sign this petition.
176 16 Nov 2007 - 19:24    brendan forde : UP THE WEST
175 16 Nov 2007 - 13:36    Niamh Larkin :
174 16 Nov 2007 - 4:47    Turlough Moore :
173 15 Nov 2007 - 22:46    Linda Forde :
172 15 Nov 2007 - 15:35    Marie Duane :
171 15 Nov 2007 - 11:01    John Dowling : I live in Menlo and I am completely in support of The Turoe Stone remaining at Turoe.
170 15 Nov 2007 - 10:39    Niall Larkin : Removing it from its site to bring it in to Galway City is a ridiculous and short-sighted, quick fix notion. Keep the stone where it has always been. Up Galway.
169 15 Nov 2007 - 10:27    Patrick Larkin :
168 15 Nov 2007 - 7:38    John Preisler :
167 13 Nov 2007 - 20:55    Siobhán Collins : This beautiful and important La Téne artwork should be conserved and protected where the celts erected it
166 12 Nov 2007 - 9:25    Jerome Casey :
165 12 Nov 2007 - 9:05    Maria Harris Maloney : I strongly opposte this propostal. The Government has no right to move this wonderful treasure from it natural environment, adequate protection should be provided on site if necessary.
164 12 Nov 2007 - 8:19    stephen Stewart : All megaliths are sacred.
163 12 Nov 2007 - 7:56    Jochen Lauenstein :
162 11 Nov 2007 - 21:02    rose henderson :
161 11 Nov 2007 - 20:28    H Stiffell :
160 11 Nov 2007 - 18:51    Mary Whitely :
159 11 Nov 2007 - 17:35    Patricia Monahan :
158 11 Nov 2007 - 17:09    All Ireland Travel : The Irish gov't has a way of taking all of Ireland's history and moving it to Dublin. Duplicates are made and put on site, but the original is stored away in a warehouse where the item never sees the light of day again. What's the point? The Turoe Stone needs to remain where it is, but it also needs to be preserved, as it's a very unique piece of history. A cultural/interpretive center should be built on site and the stone should be protected within its walls. I would even go so far to say that the stone should NOT be lifted, but the building put up around it. The interpretive centres, such as the one at Clonmacnoise or even the Rock of Cashel are great examples where copies of the original crosses were made and replaced the originals, but the original is housed inside the centres on the original site and NOT moved to storage in Dublin. Either of these options are acceptable with the Turoe Stone, but in no way should it be moved off site. Tourists don't want to see copies, and not everyone wants to see Dublin. Let's be more respectable with Ireland's history!
157 11 Nov 2007 - 17:00    Barbara Monahan : To remove the stone would be a crime, and a typical decision of a government that cares nothing for who we are, but only monetary gain
156 11 Nov 2007 - 16:59    aisling murtagh : The turoe sone needs to be kept in turoe. Its surroundings are an integral part of it. Removing it is like breaking up a priceless art collection, its significance diminished when not a part of the whole. What is Turoe with the stone, the stone without Turoe? Leave it be.
155 11 Nov 2007 - 16:53    Kieran Walsh : A modern Green minister should not be making stupid mistakes. Protect the stone at its present location and help the local community.
154 11 Nov 2007 - 16:48    Paul Mc Kane :
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